In Reply to: RE: MQA (as I understand it) works only with streaming services or downloads... posted by ahendler on May 4, 2016 at 20:13:11:
Truth is that 2L has many 96/24 piano recordings that sound like live pianos. No need for MQA encoding to save a few bits.
If you are streaming, there may be some benefit to the format if your bandwidth is limited to 44/24. You will get some portion of the additional quality available at 96/24 compared to 44/24. However, most people stream background music, rather than listening critically, making small sonic differences irrelevant. Streaming is, by its nature, incompatible with audiophile activities, which includes critical listening, including tweaking the playback, comparing equipment, etc., none of which can really be done with something like a "live" stream.
Tony Lauck
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- RE: MQA (as I understand it) works only with streaming services or downloads... - Tony Lauck 05/5/1607:41:54 05/5/16 (6)
- RE: MQA (as I understand it) works only with streaming services or downloads... - ahendler 07:49:19 05/5/16 (5)
- RE: MQA (as I understand it) works only with streaming services or downloads... - Tony Lauck 08:17:45 05/5/16 (1)
- RE: MQA (as I understand it) works only with streaming services or downloads... - ahendler 08:59:31 05/5/16 (0)
- RE: MQA (as I understand it) works only with streaming services or downloads... - E-Stat 08:04:47 05/5/16 (2)
- RE: MQA (as I understand it) works only with streaming services or downloads... - ahendler 09:04:01 05/5/16 (1)
- Ok, so - E-Stat 09:17:29 05/5/16 (0)